CHICAGO, Ill. -- The No. 17 Brandeis University women's
basketball team rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to
defeat the host University of Chicago Maroons, 57-48, in University
Athletic Association action today. The Judges handed Chicago, the
top-ranked team in the nation according to the WBCA and No. 4 in
the d3hoops.com poll, their second-straight loss.

Brandeis (14-3, 4-3 UAA) scored the game's first five points, but
saw Chicago (16-2, 5-2 UAA) rally to score the next 10 points. A
traditional three-point play by junior Jaime Capra (Old Bridge,
N.J.) - her only field goal of the game - at the 5:45 mark of the
first gave Brandeis a brief 15-14 lead, but the Maroons closed on
an 8-4 run to take a 22-19 lead into the locker room.

Molly Hackney hit the first bucket of the second half to give
Chicago a five-point advantage, but the Maroons were never able to
pull away. The Judges trailed, 31-27, with 13:34 left in the
contest when they went on the game's decisive run. Rookie guard
Carmela Breslin (McKees Rocks, Pa.) entered the game and provided a
much-needed spark off the bench, tallying a career-high 11 points
in the next seven minutes. Breslin hit three 3-pointers and a field
goal in that stretch. Only a free throw by sophomore Amanda Wells
(Loudon, N.H.) interrupted Breslin's hot streak, as her third
trifecta gave the Judges a 39-35 lead with 8:42 left. Rookie Lauren
Rashford and (Whitesboro, N.Y.) and senior Caitlin Malcolm (Windsor
Locks, Conn.) added the game's next two field goals to push the
lead to eight, and the Judges held on for the win.

Malcolm led all players with 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for
her second double-double of the season. It marked the first time in
four games that she reached double figures in scoring. Breslin was
next on the scoring roll for the Judges with her 11 points, as she
outscored the entire UC bench, which had 10 points. Senior Alison
Chase (Farmington, Conn.) tallied 10 points, hitting four key free
throws down the stretch. Sophomore Lauren Orlando (Peabody, Mass.)
also had 10 boards for the Judges.

Chicago, which was held to a season scoring low, was paced by 12
points from junior Nofi Mojidi and 11 from senior Korry Schwanz.
Hackney finished with 10 points and junior Nicaya Rapier led all
players with 12 rebounds, including eight on the offensive glass.
The Maroons were hurt by poor foul shooting, hitting just 11-of-22
from the stripe.